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CO_BRO023 Barangarook Creek @ Murray St

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Overview

Site code CO_BRO023
Site name Barangarook Creek @ Murray St
Status Active
Region Corangamite
Basin Lake Corangamite
Catchment Lake Colac
Sub catchment Barongarook Creek
Reach 34_20 Barongarook Creek
Water type Creek
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Waterbugs

26-10-2017
Overall rating: Good Total abundance: 161 Total score: 50

Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)

Score: 7 Count: 50 Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)

Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)

Score: 7 Count: 2 Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)

Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)

Score: 6 Count: 10 Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)

Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)

Score: 6 Count: 3 Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)

Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)

Score: 5 Count: 20 Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)

Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)

Score: 3 Count: 5 Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)

Leeches (Hirudinea)

Score: 3 Count: 1 Leeches (Hirudinea)

Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)

Score: 4 Count: 50 Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)

True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)

Score: 4 Count: 5 True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)

Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)

Score: 2 Count: 5 Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)

Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)

Score: 2 Count: 5 Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)

Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)

Score: 1 Count: 5 Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
26-03-2018
Overall rating: Poor Total abundance: 11 Total score: 11

Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)

Score: 5 Count: 5 Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)

True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)

Score: 4 Count: 5 True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)

Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)

Score: 2 Count: 1 Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)

Habitat

Date Comment Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
15-01-2021 <p>Phragmities, Thistle, Eucalypts, Pinetrees</p> <p>Skink, Lamendra, Poa&nbsp;</p> <p>Reveg site</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 22
26-03-2018 <p>fragmites, cumbungi. Recent downstream works to stabilise banks</p> Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 25
25-03-2007 exotic grasses reeds 2 varietys exotic trees Fair 3 Good 8 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 26
25-07-2002 Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 Poor 32